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Highways open, but police advise caution when driving

By: Staff Writer

Posted: 01/12/2013 8:41 AM | Comments: 0 | Last Modified: 01/12/2013 1:43 PM | Updates

Peter Kilborne uses a snowblower to clear a sidewalk on Daly Street near Fleet Avenue on Saturday. (TREVOR HAGAN / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS) Photo Store

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A traffic light sits on the ground at the corner of Harrow Street and Taylor Avenue after being struck by a car Saturday. (TREVOR HAGAN / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS) Photo Store

All major highways have reopened but many remain partly covered with snow and poor driving conditions remain.

The TransCanada Highway between Headingley and Virden finally reopened near noon today, after closing early Friday evening. Highway 16 also reopened.

Meanwhile, Winnipeg police are telling people to drive according to conditions; in other words, slow down.

Winnipeggers awoke to a temperature of -19 C, and -33 C with the wind chill.

About 10 centimetres of snow fell overnight, and snow drifts are making driving difficult on residential streets as well as highways.

Northerly winds of 40 km/h gusting to 60 will fall to 20 this afternoon. The frigid temperatures will remain steady.

The forecast for tonight is a low of -25 with a wind chill of -30. A high of -20 and wind chill of -32 is forecast for Sunday.

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Updated on Saturday, January 12, 2013 at 8:56 AM CST: corrects typos

9:07 AM: adds photo

12:16 PM: adds photo

1:43 PM: updates with highways open

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